Washbasin



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S. W. LEWIS. WA'SHBASIN, BATH, sINK, aw.

Patented Sept. 22, 1896.

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SPECIFICATION forming part ofl Letters Patent No. 568,261, dated September 1896.' Application filed January Q5, 1896. Serial No'. 576,789. (No model.)

To all whom it :muy concern:

Beit known that I, SAMUEL WALKER LEWIS, a citizen ofthe United States, lresiding at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and vState of .New York, have invented certain new andv useful Improvements forWashbasins, Baths,

Sinks, &c., of which the following isa speciieation.

ny invention relates to waste-valves for'. washbasins, baths, and similar receptaclesor devices, and has for its objects to preventthe loss Aof finger-rin gs, jewels, and similar .valul ables through the Waste pipe'or' passage, and

to provide a valve or stopper and strainer operated by a simple mechanism which may be easily adjusted and that willperlnit .the Iwithrilrawal of -said valve and strainer, where'-lv by all of the waste-passage can be cleansed down. to. the .Watenseal .oftheftrapl .llattailr4 these' objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in` whicl1;`-4

Figure l is a longitudinal section showing the application of my device vto al washbasin or bath. Fig. 2 is'a plan of same. Fig. 3-is another detail plan of Fig. 1 on the line m Fig. 4 is a vsection 'similar to Fig, 1 to. illus-A trate the operation of the valve, also a modified corftruction. Figs. -5 and 6 illustrate other modifications.

The. same letters of reference indicate identical parts in all the views. v

The basin or bath A, Fig.- l, is iitted to the usual rim or slab V and is provided with an overflow-passage B, which terminates at bin aneck or outlet-section a. The Waste passage or pipe M is secured Within said neck or section a by its iiange m and jam-nut'N. A.

` the line ai, Fig. 1,- which supports the stem d and valve D. An arm 'or branch-pipe -a extends laterally from ythe waste-passage m to support and guide a closely-ftting pushpinor rod G, anda stuffing-'box or nut cvprevents anyleak therethrough. The inner end of said pin is adapted to engage with or'be'ar against the sloping surface of the bottom of said strainer. F, and the outer end of said pin -is' preferably attached to or terminates in a yoke H, which latter is adapted to reciprocate the' motion of anfeccentricl, which isoper- A Aated by the rock-shaft or axle .I and its hand le K, 'said v.rock-'shaft being preferably arranged within the guide-tube L'Z. i In'some cases I` employ the brace T to give rigidity tof,-

said rock-shaft and eccentric. F urthermore, thepin G and yoke H can be made separately and jointed or4 connected together in any convenient way.

-ln Fig. 4 the waste-pipe M is open andthe V arm. c is' screwed into it at c.A A modiiication' is shown bythe standing' or tubular overflow-pipe' B', which .communicates with the cylinder E and strainer by'a thin, bracket or spannend. `An ordinary' trap S s is 'shown rsecured to the waste-pipe M at P to illustrate the facility with whichthe entire passage can be cleansed down tothe trap Water seal when the valve D and strainer F are lifted out and 'the pin G drawn back clear of the passage.' This is ofgreatfadvantage, as Ait entirely obviates or prevents the inaccessible space between the usual rigidly-attachedl strainer and the trap, which space becomes the source of foul odors from accumulated iiltli because of v inaccessibility.

I preferably make the strainer with 'an open space inthe center and with downturned prongs or bars converging from its periphery,

lwhereby hairs, lint, or similar substances can slide off the points of'said bars and be washed loutthrough the trap.; but the sloping or concave 'strainer can Abe made with the bars c'onnected inthe center.. .Theconcave shape of Y. the strainer increases its area yand gives ampreventing the escape of finger-rings .and

.ple space for the free `flow of liquids, while similarvaluables, which bein g retained within the cup or basket shaped strainer could be easily recovered by lifting out the valve and strainer, Furthermore, the location of the concave strainer F or cylinder E 'applies to both the direct waste-passage M and the over flow-passage B or B', whereby articles lwhich IOO fall into or are carried over into said overfiow will be caught and retained by or within the strainer F.

Fig. illustrates a modified form of the strainer and valve without the cylindrical u guide E, the valve D and stem d being connected to the strainer by the yoke d and the valve being guided by wings or ns u', or any other convenient means may be employed'to proper-l y guide the valve. In this construction the concave strainer F is relied upon for the recovery ot' articles passing into it. In Fig. 6 the prongs E F of the strainer are formed vertical above the sloping bottom, thus forming a guide at E' and a deeper basket or cup shape.

In operation rotation of the eccentric I and consequent inward thrust of the pin or rod G against the sloping bottom of the strainer acts to elevate the strainer and open the valve, as shown in Fig. 4, whereby the basin is emptied, and withdrawal of the pin G permits the strainer to drop and the valve to close the waste-passageas in Fig. l. I preferably employ this mechanism to open and Vclose the valve, but other means may be employed for that purpose. For instance, the cylinder E might be provided with a iat strainer, and a simple handle, as outlined by dotted lines at R in Fig. 4, might be employed to open and close the valve, or other means might be employedto operate the rod G. Hence I have merely indicated in Figs. l and 2 the mechanism which occurs to me as simple and ef,- feetive for the object sought.

Having described my invention, I claiml. The combination fo'r a washbasin or bath or the like, of a waste-outlet pipe or passage, a valve or stopper for said passage, a movable and substantially hollow or cup-shaped strainer connected tothe valve and located within said passage far enough below said valve to permit the flow of liquid between it and the valve,'whereby the liquid will pass the valve into the passage and through the strainer, and any article that passes the valve into the passage but is too large to pass said strainer Will be retained thereby, substantially as set forth.

2. In a washbasin or bath or the like, provided with a direct waste-passage therefrom and an overflow-passage leading from the upper part of said receptacle down to saidV waste-passage, a valve for said passage, a hollow or concave-shaped strainer for said passage located below said overiiow and in communication with said valve, whereby articles retained by and within said strainer may be recovered by removal of the valve and strainer, substantially as described.

3. rl`he combination for a washbasin or bath or sink or the like, of atrapped outlet-pipe or waste-passage, a valve or stopper for said passage, a hollow or cupshaped strainer which is movable and connected with said valve and located within said passage far enough below said valve to permit the iiow of liquid between it and the valve,and a means for operating or lifting said valve and strainer, whereby the liquid can pass the valve into the passage and into and through the strainer and when both valve and strainer are removed all of said passage will be free and open for cleaning down to the liquid seal of the trap, substantially as described.

4. In a waste-controlling device for a washbasin or bath or similar receptacle, the com, bination of a waste-pipe or outlet-passage, a valve for opening and closing said passage, a strainer formed with a concave or sloping bottom and having tree vertical movement within said passage, a push pin or rod having horizontal motion across said passage and adapted to engage or bear against the sloping or concave isurface of the bottom of said strainer and suitable communication between said valve and strainer, whereby on the inward thrust of said pin against the bottom of said strainer said strainer will be raised and the valve opened and withdrawal of the pin will permit the strainer to lower and close the valve, substantially as described.

5. In a washbasin or bath or similar recep tacle, provided with awaste-outlet passage, a valve for said passage a guide for said valve a vertically-moving strainer formed with a slopingbottom and connect-ed with said valve a push-pin acting horizontally against the sloping bottom of said strainer toraise and lower said strainer and valve, substantially as described.

6. In an operative mechanism for openingy and closing a waste-pipe, the combination with said wasteoutlet pipe or passage and a valve for opening and closing said passage, of a strainer formed with a sloping bottom and adapted to freely move within said passage, a push-pin acting horizontally against the sloping bottom of said strainer, a means for operatingsaid pin and suitable connection between said strainer and the valve, substan tially as and for the purpose described.

7. In a washbasin or bath or the like, provided with a waste-outlet passage, a valve or stopper for opening and closing said passage, a strainer adapted to freely move within said passage, said strainer formed of downwardsloping prongs or bars converging from its periphery toward the center and having the ends or points of said prongs separate to permit fibrous or similar substances to slide or wash oit the prongs, a horizontally-moving rod adapted to engage the sloping bottom of said strainer, and suitable cpininunication between said valve and thestraiier, whereby upon one stroke or motion of said rod said strainer will be raised and the valve opened and upon the opposite strokeor motion of said rod said strainer will lower `and the valve close, substantially as describe S. The combination for awashbasin orbath or the like, of the outlet pipe or passage M, the valve D, concave or sloping strainer F attached `to said valve, push-pin G adapted ICO IIN

to operate horizontally against the sloping bottom of said strainer, whereby J[he motion of said pin will operate to open and close the valve, substantially as described.

. The combination for a washbasin or bath or similar receptacle, of the Wastepipe or`outlet-passage M, the valve or stopper D for said passage, the hollow or cylindrical part E movable within said passage and connected to said valve, a strainer attached to said part E, and a suitable opening or space between said valve and the part E, whereby the liquid will pass thev valve into said part E and through the strainer, substantially as described.

lO. In a washbasin or bath or sink or the like, provided with a Waste-outlet passage and a valve for opening and closing said passage, a strainer in communication with said valve and adapted to freely move within said passage, said strainer being formed of downward or outward sloping prongs or bars converging from its periphery foward the center and having the ends or points of said prongs separate to permit fibrous and similar substances to slide or wash off the prongs, and a suitable distance or space between said valve and the strainer, whereby when the valve is open liquid can pass said valve into the passage and thence through the strainer, and both the valve and strainer can be removed from said passage, substantially as and for the purpose described.

SAML. VALKER LEWIS.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH P. CASEY, M. I-I. DUMONT.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No, 568,261, granted September 22, 1896,

-upon the application of Samuel Walker Lewis, of Brooklyn, New York, for an improvement in Washbasins, Baths, Sinks,1 Ste., an error appears in the printed specifications yrequiring the following correction, viz: On page 1, line 50, the referencelletter m should be M; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction that the -same may conform to the record of the oase in the Patent l(Mice.

Signed, eountersigne'd, and sealed this 29th day of September, A. D., 1896.

[SEAL] SIMS,

First Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Countersigned:

S. T. FISHER,

Acting Commissioner `of Patents. 

